Adult Male:
Resembles Gallus gallus jabouillei, but with longer neck feathers, a bright red color, each feather featuring a central, longitudinal brown stripe, and orange tips.
Adult Female:
Difficult to distinguish from other subspecies.
Distribution:
The subspecies Gallus gallus spadiceus is distributed in Southern China (Yunnan), Northern Myanmar, Northern Laos, and the Northwest region of Vietnam.